We talked about the privacy settings of Windows 10 and the fact that Microsoft, in order to implement a certain type of functions and to make internal applications work better, requires us to collect information and data on the use of the computer . This may be irrelevant to some as Microsoft can only use this information for its marketing research, but for others it may be something to avoid. To address this problem, a series of automatic tools were therefore created to fix all the privacy options of Windows 10 in one fell swoop and block the collection of information .
Among these tools, we see what are the 5 best automatic programs to block unnecessary Windows 10 data collection services, to be used also to check what is shared on the computer after installing Windows 10
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Note : these automatic programs are portable, do not require installation, but require execution with administrator rights and must be started by pressing the right mouse button and using the " run as administrator " option.
1) O&O ShutUp 10 is the best tool in the series, the clearest one, even if all in English. The interface is a whole series of options to modify, each of which with a cob and a detailed description of what it means. The program also proposes to create a restore point to reset the changes in case you think about it. The settings mainly focus on privacy and security and also include control of Windows Update and the feedback function and other unnecessary services.
2) WDP is an automatic program that solves all Windows 10 privacy problems in one go, by disabling the control and telemetry options. WDP is updated after each update to reapply the privacy settings. The tool can be downloaded and immediately executed without installation.
3) DoNotspy10 is an updated program to be installed that includes all the settings to protect privacy on Windows 10 PC, even after Creators Update and Fall Creators Update.
4) Spybot Anti-Beacon, a program linked to the popular Spybot Search and distroy is another portable tool to block all information sharing tools in Windows 10: telemetry services, feedback, Wifi sense, applications that use the our ID for advertising, P2P updates and other things. The program is very simple and completely automatic, with no options and no possibility to choose what to disable. To use Spybot Anti-beacon, first create a restore point and then press the Immunize button. The Undo button puts everything back to what it was before.
5) W10 Privacy is a very complete program to manage all the Windows 10 Privacy options from a single interface. Although all in English, it should be noted that the green colored settings are the recommended ones to be deactivated without any side effects while the yellow and red tweaks need to be checked individually before being applied as they can have side effects and can also influence negatively the system.
6) AntiTrack for Windows 10 is a tool that disables data collection and computer usage monitoring, free and automatic. Once the app is run, you can see all the options that concern the privacy of Windows 10, including those that the system would not allow to change. You can then disable all or only some of these options, in order to exclude the PC from the Microsoft spider web.
